What do 2 year olds do?

Isaic will be 2 next week, and I was wondering what typical 2 year olds do. Isaic is a pretty good talker and he tries to mimic everything we say (or almost). However he doesn't know numbers or colors. Well everything is red. He'll sometimes get yellow and purple right, but usually it's red.

I'm having EI come out soon to do a 2 year evaluation. I'm just curious what you ladies (and gents) think.

Thanks!

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Gina

Mom to Isaic (2-24-08 at 28 weeks 6 days 2lbs 4oz)

Baby #2 is on the way. Due may 8, 2010!!! (Secretly hoping for PINK!!!

Sounds like Isaic is just fine! I don't think Alli learned colors until she was closer to 2 1/2. She knows most of them now. She knows some letters by looking at them, but others not at all. Alli repeats everything too! I call her my parrot.

DS is 23 months old... he had his last assessment at 20 months (18 adjusted) and was assessed at a 23 month level for speech and 22.5 for activities... so, he has caught up and basically, what they looked at:

20 words or so, and being able to identify some objects; (he had about 150 words at that point and put 2-3 words together, and could name most of the objects they showed him); putting circle/triangle/square into the right space (simple puzzle); asked if he could fold paper (he couldn't -- but they said that was a 2 year milestone); drawing with crayon (he barely could); following simple instructions, such as to go get something; he could count to 10, but they didn't even ask that, etc.

Colors & numbers - I was told they should know 1 color by they time they are 3 and should be able to count to 20 by 3, but not necessarily recognize the numbers.

So, it sounds like Isaic is a typical 2 year old to me.

DS is super verbal (he won't stop talking), but doesn't do a lot of things that other 2-year olds seem to do on the BB, but none of them were things that they asked about in his assessment, so I think a lot of it just depends on what they are interested in.

I think Isaic is on track for 2. Gavin does not put together three word sentences and rarely two word sentences (now at almost 29 months) nor does he say his name. We did get him evaluated for EI again at 26 months and they didn't worry about the colors OR numbers until age 3 (at least that is what they told me). They were a little concerned he couldn't say his name (although he reponds too it) and that he wouldn't say a two or three word sentence for them. He did NOT qualify for educational services or OT/PT but, did qualify for speech therapy. She comes once a week to see him and will continue to do so through age 3. She advises that he is a little behind where he should be but, that its nothing majorly concerning to her at this point in time. Anyhow, it does make me feel better that he is being followed so that if there is a problem we can catch him up before primary school begins.